CowAgent
CowAgent is an open-source personal AI assistant that plans tasks, runs tools and skills, and keeps memory for people who want a 24/7 agent on their own computer or server.
What it is good for
- Running a personal AI assistant across web and chat apps
- Automating multi-step tasks with tools and skills
- Keeping long-term memory and a topic-based knowledge base
- Connecting an AI assistant to WeChat, Slack, or Telegram
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, Telegram, Slack, Discord
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 47,749
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is CowAgent free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use CowAgent?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does CowAgent work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with WeChat, Feishu, DingTalk, Telegram, Slack, and Discord.
- What is CowAgent good for?
- Running a personal AI assistant across web and chat apps, automating multi-step tasks with tools and skills, keeping long-term memory and a topic-based knowledge base, and connecting an AI assistant to WeChat, Slack, or Telegram.
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